The Importance Of Miscommunications InThe Charge Of The Light Brigade?

The poems “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Dulce ET Decorum EST” are war poems. They reflect on two different but equally harrowing events, however the poets portray these events using their own style and the and result is two entirely different views of war.

The first poem we are going to look at is ‘The Charge of the Light

This tactic helped the Americans a lot, if they stopped firing the British could’ve regained their strength and might have had a chance of success in the Battle of

Wikipedia: This open-source online encyclopedia can provide a general overview of the battle; but most importantly, this source provides links to other valuable sources.

The Militia kept attacking and following the British as they retreated, which directly caused the deaths of their own men as well as some British soldiers. According to both sources, after the British retreated and effectively surrendered they were followed by the Militia and constantly attacked, ambushed and shot at as they walked 15 miles carrying their dead and wounded. The rebels had won, and yet they continued to slaughter the Red Coats as they retreated. This was unnecessary and completely barbaric on their part. And it clearly shows that the deaths on both sides are their fault. If the Militia hadn’t followed the British then none of the Troops that were killed from that moment on would have died because the British had retreated. Why they did it will most likely never be known, but the utter savagery of the rebel’s acts should never be forgotten. In fact, A British Account explains that, “...Such was the cruelty and barbarity of the rebels, that they scalped and cut off the ears of some of the wounded men who fell into their hands…” Men who were already wounded, that lay dying alone in puddles of blood spent their last moments being scalped, cut and trampled in the fray. Scalping in and of itself is tremendously painful and can be fatal due to blood loss, but to take someone who is already wounded and commit such an act upon them? That would take utter barbarity and a complete lack of concern. The rebels and their cowardly, cruel actions were completely at fault not only for the crimes perpetrated at those battles but for the large body count left

They released an article in the London Chronicle stating how multiple troops were “attacked and insulted by the mob”. The newspaper emphasized firing was the only justification towards everything that had been going on. They said firing was a form of self-defense against the mob. Meaning that when the soldiers left willingly-- once the Boston Council decided it was better for them to leave the inhabitants of the town-- it was implied that the British were sensible and all they were trying to do was protect themselves. Along with these statements, the British constantly attempted to prove themselves as innocent.

The battle had a number of lessons for the British. The senior officers had little idea how to conduct a battle with any degree of sophistication. Howe learnt his mistake in making a frontal assault. At every subsequent battle, where possible he carried out flanking assaults. The British troops were indisciplined and disorganised. The guns for which the wrong ammunition was provided were almost certainly battalion weapons manned by foot rather than Royal Artillery.

“Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.” (Carnegie, 5) It was because of the discouragement the regiment gave themselves. As the battle became intense, soldiers began to retreat, another form of alarm. All the soldiers began to flee because of fear. Fear causes cowardice, causing the force to lose

In the poem Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred Lord Tennyson tells the story of a light brigade consisting of 600 soldiers charging on horseback into the “valley of death” during the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War in 1953-56 where they fought against Russian and Cossack forces. The poem tells of the journey that soldiers take through battle. Tennyson uses repetition, personification, and diction to make this poem flow.

Prior to the Americans invasion of the Indians land, resources, social hierarchy and traditions; Indians hopes and fears were those of a common human. Humans hope for good weather to turn good crops, peace between different tribes, and strong healthy families, but all humans have a fear of war, hunger, and the unknown. During the massacre of Wounded Knee the Indians hoped for mercy for their people, and feared for their life’s. The massacre of miscommunication was a combination of assumptions, rumors, and fear. The Ghost dance contributed to the American fear due to their misunderstanding of what the dance symbolized. After the Indian had their freedom taken away, and culture assimilation into the American way;

As the battle went on, the Prussian Army was fast approaching. When Napoleon received word of the impending Prussian arrival, he decided to send 20,000 troops, to his left flank, to intercept the Prussians. Although, this was a sensible approach, it severely weakened the main attack. The French finally push through and took La Haye Sainte (the estate in the center of the Battlefield) but, this would end up being a small victory in a battle that would have an inevitable outcome. The British retreated their men, behind the ridge, in an attempt to hide them from the French viewpoint. The French, thinking they had the British on their heels, sent their elite soldiers (Old Guard) up the middle of the battlefield and over the ridge. Unknowingly to the French, Duke Wellington hatched a plan to hide some of his troops. As the Old Guard begins its assault, of the British center line, they are surprised by British troops lying in wait, on their flanks, in the high corn fields. The Old Guard is routed by three horse batteries attacking their flanks. With the Prussian Army destroying the left flank of the French Army, Wellington sounds the general charge. The charge is successful in pushing back the French lines. Napoleon regroups his Old Guard and orders them to attack. By this time, the Old Guard is down to under 200 men. Once again, Wellington uses his plan to hide

They are primary sources in the form of letters by soldiers who have a firsthand account of WWI. Primary articles include; “I threw off my pack and took cover behind a heap of pebbles. There was no cover from bullets as the Turks were entrenched on the top of a cliff…” and “The shrapnel was worse than hell, was getting nearer to us every minute…”. Although the letters are firsthand accounts, some information mentioned is secondary or mentioned to them by another source. These secondary sources include; “Craig went on to recount reports he had heard: that the 2nd Brigade had been sent to reinforce the French and British after two days res•and with barely 1000 men left.” and “The Turks were estimated to be 50 to 1”. These sources were written directly after the experience so error concerning memory is ruled out. Considering these sources are human made, they could be, and most likely are influenced by one, if not a variety of variables, including; propaganda, officers, soldiers, family or the government concerning condition of war, organisation or even

The battle of Gettysburg is seen today as the turning point of the war, and after the analysis of these historical documents its clear why the bloodshed at Gettysburg was as significant as it was being able to turn the tides of the war. Two sources that are going to be used in this are a website article from History.com: “Battle of Gettysburg” and a website article from the NeW World Encyclopedia: “Battle of gettysburg”. These sources will be analyzed by their origin, purpose, content, value and limitation in relation to this investigation.

Source 3 is a valid source as it is a newspaper front page that comes from the time of the Battle and offers the British perspective of the Battle. Once again this source draws

Majority of my resources were from books or off the internet. They both contained a lot of useful information that relates to my research topic. The two books I used most are A Night to Remember and The Sinking of the Titanic. I also made references to another book that was included in A Night to Remember of Futility or better known as The Wreck of the Titan by Morgan Robertson. Since both books were published I deemed them as more reliable information. I also used films and documentary about the Titanic. These helped me get a better understanding of the factual part about the sinking of the Titanic. The films also helped me find any counterarguments my readers would have. The films were least helpful because they were videos of what I kind